Jewel mounting



Oct. 27, 1936. A' s A HAMlN A V 2,058,978

JEWEL MOUNTING Filed sept. 14, '1935' Patented Oct. *27, 1936 UNITED'STATES ATENT OFFICE JEWEL MOUNTING Application September 14, 1935 SerialNo. 40,603

Claims.

The present invention relates to mountings for jewels, gems, brilliants,pearls or the like for ornamenting finger-rings, brooches, scarf-pins,

ear-rings and other articles and objects and coni 5 sists inimprovements in mountings of the type disclosed in my prior patent, No.1,818,324, issued August 11, 1931.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mounting ofthe type indicated in which a ring of stones may be set and secured inplace while the mounting is held in an upright position.

Another object of the invention is `to provide a mounting of the typeindicated including a. pair of cooperating annular bezels forming a ringwith a peripheral annular groove in which a cluster of stones are held.

Another object of the invention is to provid a mounting of the typeindicated which is adapted to receive a central stone and an annularcluster of stones surrounding the central stone.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting of the typeindicated having a highly -w ornamental appearance, a simplek andcompact structure lending to economical manufacture and assembly, and asturdy construction for securely holding the stones in place.

Further objects of the improvement are set forth in the followingspecication which describes two embodiments of the invention, by way ofexample, as illustrated by the accompanying drawing. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a finger-ring incorporating thejewel mounting forming the subject-matter of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the linger-ring illustrated in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the mounting showing the cooperativerelationship of its parts for holding a cluster of stones therein;

Fig. 4 is a detailed plan view of one of the bezels of the mountingshowing the sockets in which the stones are set; l

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modied form of mounting for an annularcluster of stones;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one bezel of the mounting shown in Fig.5;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the opposite cooperating bezel of themounting; and

Fig. 8 isa transverse sectional View ofthe modified form of mountingshowing the location of the stones between the bezels and the manner ofclamping the bezels in assembled relationship.

In the jewel mounting disclosed in my prior (Cl. 63-Z8) patent, abovereferred to, the lower end of the inner bezel is flanged or swaged overto embrace the lower end of a depending flange on the outer bezel tohold the parts in assembled relationship. With this arrangement of thebezelsit is neces- 5 sary after the stones have been set to tip themounting or turn it over to flange over the projecting end of the innerbezel. In turning the mounting over the stones are apt to fall out ofplace and when ornamenting a finger-ring the shank of the ringinterferes with the insertion of the flanging tool. Still further, theapplication of a flanging tool to the end of the inner bezel tends toforce the bezels apart rather than to draw them together in tightlyassembled relationship.

The present invention corrects the abovementioned deficiencies in asimple and compact arrangement of elements. In its broadest aspect thepresent invention provides a locking flange or collar which may beformed as a separate base member or integrally with one of the bezels.The collar extends upwardly through the central opening in one of theannular bezels and its end is anged radially outward into engagementwith the edge of this bezel adjacent. the opening through which itextends to clamp the two bezels in assembled relationship. Due to thefact that the locking collar projects upwardly through the opening inthe inner bezel its end may be deformed after the stones have been set,a langing tool being applied through the open top of the inner bezelwhile the mounting is still in its upright position. Further, because ofthe shape and arrangement of the elements the hanging of the end of thecollar tends to tighten the bezels rather than force them apart.

Referring first to Figs. l to 4 of the drawing, the numeral I0designates the shank of a nger- 40 ring which may be formed in one pieceand rolled to provide an opening at the top to which an annularbase-member of the mounting is soldered or otherwise suitably secured.As herein illustrated the base-member II is of generally trough-shapehaving an outer peripheral annular flange I2 to which the shank of thering is soldered and a frusto-conical collar I3 extending upwardly atthe center of the base. The sides of the finger-ring I0 adjacent thebase-member 50 II may be provided with suitable sockets I 4 of usualconstruction fo-r setting stones I5.

An annular bezel I6 is mounted on the basemember I I with its outer edgeseated against the peripheral flange I2 and with the frusto-conical 55CAD Y a central stone 2li.

collar E3 extending upwardly through the relatively large centralopening therein. The annular bezel I, shown in detail in Fig. 4, ispreferably stamped from a single piece of sheet material and formed witha plurality of generally conical recesses or sockets l2' arranged inregular or any desired order around the central opening. The outerperipheral edge of the bezel it is bent to form an inwardly-extendingflange I8, the hange being ribbed to provide a series of curvedshoulders i9 for engaging the beveled edges of a series of jewels orstones 25 set in the sockets Il. The edge portion of the bezel I6adjacent its inner periphery is curled over to form a depending annularflange 2l, the edge of which seats against the frusto-conical collar I3of the base-member II. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated inFigs. l to 4 of the present drawing, the bezel I6 is of generallyfrusto-conical shape s0 that stones 2D mounted therein face outwardlyand upwardly, but it is to be understood that the bezel may b-e hat ortake other contours.

An inner annular bezel 22 is mounted on the base-member il with theprojecting collar I3 extending upwardly through its central opening. Theinner bezel 22 has a conical portion 23 or" the same general contour asthe flange 2! of the outer bezel I3 to adapt it to seat thereagainst.Above the harige 2l the bezel 22 projects radially outward to form anoverhanging shoulder 24 overlying the sockets Il in the bezel I8 to holdthe stones 2l! in place. The upper projecting end 25 of the collar I3 ishanged over into engagement with the inner peripheral edge' of the innerbezel 22 to secure its conical portion 23 hrmly seated against theflange 2l of the bezel I6. The lower end of the conical portion 23 iscupped or indented at v26 to receive the hanged end of the collar I3,the two connected parts thus forming a continuous conical seat or socketfor The central stone 2'! is held in its setting by the outer edgeportion of the inner bezel 22 which is hanged over at 28 into grippingengagement with the peripheral edge of the stone. Preferably, the upperedge kof this hanged portion 28 of the inner bezel 22 is serrated toform a series oi prongs 29 for gripping the edge of the stone 2l.

In assembling the parts of the mounting the annular base-member il maybe soldered to the shank lil of the hnger-ring as explained above orwhen the mounting is to be used to ornament other articles thebase-member is set in a suitable support. The outer bezel I6 is thenplaced over the conical collar I3 of the base-member II and seated onthe annular hange I2. A series of the stones 2] are then placed in thesockets Il in the bezel IE5 and are held` on one side by the shouldersi9 on the outer periphery of the bezel which overlie one side of thesockets. The inner bezel 22 is then placed over the central collar I3and pressed downwardly so that the annular horizontally-extendingshoulder portion 24 engages the opposite sides of the stones 26 set inthe sockets Il in the outer bezel member I6. Without changing theposition of the mounting the bezels I6 and 22 are fastened together byinserting a suitable hanging tool through the opening in the inner bezel22 to spread or swage over the projecting portion 25 of the collar i3into engagement with the conical portion 23 of the inner bezel member.As the force applied at the end 25 of the base-member II is resisted bythe shank I9 of the finger-ring or othersupport on which it is mountedthere is no tendency for the bezels to b-e separated during the hangingoperation. Further, due to the frusto-conical contour of the collar i3and the conical portion 23 of the inner bezel 22 which extends at anangle to the. collar, the hanging of the end 25 tends to draw the twobezels tightly together.

The inner and outer bezel members i3 and 22 are thus securely fastenedto the base-member I I and the ring of stones 2G set between the bezelsare securely held in place. The Central stone 2'! may be set in the seatformed by the conical portion 23 of the inner bezel 22 and the edgeportion 23 of the bezel is deformed or hanged over into engagement withthe peripheral edge of the stone to hold it in place'.

A modihed form of mounting is shown in Figs. 5 to 8 for an annularcluster of stones which may be used to ornament various articles. Inthis embodiment of the invention the base-member is eliminated and thelocking means is formed integrally with one of the bezels. Each Of thebezels 35 and 36 is in the form of an annulus of generally rusto-conicalcontour having relatively large central opening. As shown in Fig. 6 thebezel 35 has its outer edge 3i serrated and hanged over to provide aseries of teeth or hne prongs extending around its entire periphery. Theinner edge of the bezel 35 is also flanged inwardly to provide alaterally-projecting collar or rim 38 which has a function the same asthe truste-conical collar I3 of the base-member II in the previouslydescribed modihcation. Between the inner collar 38 and Outer harige 31the bezel 35 has a series of recesses arranged at regular intervals toform sockets 39 for receiving a ro-w of jewels or stones 43.

The opposite bezel 3B, as shown in Fig. 7, has its outer peripheral edge4I serrated and hanged inwardly and a central opening 42 of a diametersubstantially the same as the outside diameter of thelaterally-projecting collar 38 on the opposite bezel 35. Recesses orsockets 43 are formed in the bezel 36 which cooperate with the sockets39 in the bezel 35 to embrace the stones 40.

In this last-described form of construction -the bezel member 35 may beplaced with its outer edge engaging a hat support so that the annularcollar 38 extends upwardly.y A series of the stones 40 are set in thesockets 39 around the bezel 35 to form a ring with their edges engagedby the teeth on the serrated edge 3l of the bezel. The opposite bezel 36is then placed over the bezel 35 with the collar 38 projecting upwardlythrough its central opening 42. The bezel 36 is then adjusted withrespect to the bezel 35 so that the sockets in the two bezels registerand the edges of the stones are engaged by the serrated edge 4I. Thebezel 36 is pressed toward the bezel 35 and the projecting edge of thecollar 38 on the bezel 35 is flanged over the inner edge of the bezel 36to secure the parts-0f the mounting in assembled relationship as shownin Figs. 5 and 8. As in the previously described construction the collar38 may be hanged over while the bezel 35 is in such position as toretain the stones 40 in place so that the operation of assembling themounting is much simpler and convenient to perform. The ring of stonesmay then be mounted to ornament any suitable article such as acylindrical container, pen or similar article or the mounting may beused as a finger-ring.

The invention having now been described in detail it will be observedthat a novel form of mounting is provided which facilitates the assembly`of a cluster of stones for general use to ornament articles of jewelryor embellish other objects. It will further be observed that themounting provides a simple and compact structure having a highlyornamental appearance. It is also to be understood that the parts of themounting may take other shapes and forms besides those disclosed hereinwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore,without limiting myself in this respect, I claim:

1. In a cluster setting for jewels, gems or the like, a frusto-conicalsupporting memberhaving a flange at its base, an annular bezel mountedon the supporting member and engaging the flange, stone-receivingsockets in the bezel, a second bezel cooperating with thefirst-mentioned bezel and having a shoulder overlying the sockets toengage and hold a plurality of stones set there between, and a flange atthe opposite end of the frusto-conical member engaging thesecond-mentioned bezel to hold the bezels in assembled relationship.

2. In a mounting for jewelry, a pair of annular bezels cooperating toform a ring, sockets in one of the bezels for receiving a plurality ofstones disposed around its periphery, means on the bezels for engagingthe stones to hold them in place in the sockets, means on one of thebezels for seating and gripping a central stone, and a basememberextending through the openings in the annular bezels and having angesengaging the opposite sides of the bezels to hold them in assembledrelationship.

3. In a mounting for jewelry, inner and outer bezels cooperating to forma ring, said outer bezel having sockets for receiving a plurality ofstones, a shoulder on the inner bezel overlying the sockets to hold aplurality of stones therein, said inner bezel forming a socket for acentral stone and having its outer edge flanged over to engage thestone, and a base member extending through the openings in both annularbezels and having flanges engaging the opposite sides of the bezels tohold them in assembled relationship.

4. In a mounting for jewelry, an outer annular bezel having sockets forreceiving a plurality of stones, means on the bezel for engaging oneedge of the stones, an inner bezel forming a socket for a central stoneand having a shoulder overlying the sockets in the first-mentioned bezelto hold the plurality of stones therein, means on the inner bezel forgripping the central stone, and a base-member extending through theopenings in the annular bezels and having flanges engaging the oppositesides of the bezels to hold them in assembled relationship.

5. In a mounting for jewelry, a frusto-conical base-member having asubstantially right-angular flange extending from its base, an annularbezel mounted on the base-member and engaging the flange at its base,said annular bezel having sockets for receiving a plurality of stones,an annular bezel positioned within the rst-mentioned bezel and having ashoulder overlying the sockets thereof to hold the plurality of stonestherein, said inner bezel forming a socket for a central stone, means atthe outer periphery of the inner bezel for holding the central stone,and a flange at the upper end of the base-member for engaging the innerbezel to hold the two bezels in assembled relationship.

SAMUEL A. HAMIN.

